Planning permission has been secured by Garner Planning for the conversion of the Orton Liberal Club to a single dwelling. The planning authority accepted, given the nature of the site, that no on site car parking could be provided. A unilateral undertaking provides for a payment towards off-site affordable housing.

Members of Copeland Borough Council’s Planning Panel voted unanimously at their June 2014 meeting to grant consent for a 60 bed care home in Whitehaven. A public consultation exercise was undertaken prior to the grant of consent which showed significant support from the local community for the development. No objections to the scheme were made … Read more →

After a fairly protracted legal agreement process, planning permission has now been granted for the residential development at Greenside Farm, Hincaster. The consent is for 18 dwellings including the provision of 3 affordable dwellings on site and a financial payment towards the provision of off-site affordable housing. Garner Planning acted for the site owners in … Read more →

You should not undertake works without planning permission. It can upset your planning authority. It will also cause you difficulties when you come to sell your property. Where works have undertaken without consent, because the need for planning permission was not appreciated, then all is not lost. You may be able to secure planning permission … Read more →

South Lakeland District Council has issued a Preliminary Draft Charging Schedule indicating the levels of tax to be imposed on new build development. Detailed representations have been made in relation to the proposals by Garner Planning. If you wish to discuss the implications for any proposed development in the District please call Chris Garner.  

Garner Planning has secured planning and listed building consent to refurbish the Morecambe Hotel and provide new letting rooms at first and second floor level. Works have now commenced on this key building in Morecambe Conservation Area with the intention of re-opening the business in early Summer 2014  

Garner Planning has secured planning permission for a new detached dwelling in the heart of the village. The planning authority agreed that despite the Amenity Space designation that the location of the proposed dwelling, beyond a screen of mature trees, meant the proposal was acceptable in landscape terms.

Garner Planning has secured planning permission for an agricultural worker’s dwelling near Hawkshead in the Lake District National Park. It was agreed with the planning authority that the farm was financially viable and there was a need for 2 full-time agricultural workers. How an additional worker was to be housed was not agreed and formed the basis … Read more →

New regulations come into force on 6th April 2014 enabling the change of use of agricultural buildings to up to three dwellinghouses. The regulations are quite complex and you should seek advice in the first instance to determine whether or not your proposals can progress without formal planning permission.

Members of the Planning Committee resolved that the proposed development of one dwelling on the edge of Kendal would be acceptable in the context of an  application that was already the subject of an appeal on non-determination. The planning authority subsequently granted planning permission for one dwelling on a subsequent application allowing the appeal to be withdrawn. … Read more →